Autumn leaves, crackling fires, quokkas and puffins at the Bluestocking.

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A new thread - with apologies to the gerbils for leaving them out of the title.

Banned sending a hug and thinking of you all.

More hugs.

Hiya you bunch of lovely womens he is here at last!!!!

Dil had a c section in the end. All doing well,

keeping them in for a couple of days.

having a glass of wine for my frayed nerves.

Phew….

Whew! Congratulations to you all.

Brilliant news@Bannedontherun ! You can breathe again now!

So glad it's all turned out well.❤

@Bannedontherun The gerbils have been preparing their celebratory interpretive dance routine to welcome the new arrival!

You nearly got the naked version, but thankfully they've put clothes on for the actual performance!

Sigh, I've just noticed one still hasn't put their pants on!

Many congratulations to all, @Bannedontherun - you must be so relieved.

@Boiledbeetle I love the first pick lol

Congratulations Banned!

Hurrah! Huge congrats to all and welcome baby Banned

Welcome grandbabby banned, who has arrived on a day very select people get born.

Feast of St Charles Borromeo dontcha know.

@DeanElderberry gonna look that up

Congratulations 🎊 👏 💐 🥳

On a separate but related note, I've just put my parkin in the oven. Taking it out is going to be such an anticlimax 😁

The birth of a parkin is never an anticlimax.

Actually "Parkin" is a lovely name for a boy...

Obviously not if your surname is "Fine" or " Space".

Congratulations to all and welcome Grandbaby Banned.

Can quokkas also knit bootees?

Or 'Meter'.

Apparently they can

Well, this is appropriate! What I asked for: biplane towing banner reading "Congratulations!", throwing out blue bootees. What I got:

😆

Looks like contractions lol

It would actually be really funny if @Bannedontherun son was called Peter as Parkin means son of Peter.

Am well happy, was sad when son left nest and had to have many words with myself about this.

now he wants me to meet baby banned asap, told him to enjoy the three of them, hospital wont allow visitors as yet anyway but the fact that he wants me around again makes my heart burst.

tis true they come back to you eventually, in an adult way.